John O'shea: Irish footballer and coach
John Francis O'Shea (/oʊˈʃeɪ/; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player.
He was known for his versatility in playing several positions on either side of the pitch or the centre.
 O'Shea lining up for the Republic of Ireland in 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | John Francis O'Shea | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1981 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender Defensive midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||
Current team |
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| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1989–1995 | Ferrybank AFC | |||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Waterford Bohemians | |||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Manchester United | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1999–2011 | Manchester United | 256 | (10) | |||||||||||
| 2000 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2001 | → Royal Antwerp (loan) | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2011–2018 | Sunderland | 226 | (4) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Reading | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Total | 515 | (15) | ||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Republic of Ireland U16 | |||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 13 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2001–2018 | Republic of Ireland | 118 | (3) | |||||||||||
| Teams managed | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Reading (coach) | |||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Republic of Ireland U21 (assistant) | |||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Stoke City (coach) | |||||||||||||
| 2023– | Republic of Ireland (assistant) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||||||
Club career statistics
| Club statistics | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 1999–00 | Manchester United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999–00 | Bournemouth | Second Division | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2000–01 | Manchester United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Belgium | League | Belgian Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2000–01 | Royal Antwerp | First Division | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| England | League | FA Cup | Football League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2001–02 | Manchester United | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 2 | ||
| 2004–05 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2005–06 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| 2006–07 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 49 | 5 | ||
| 2007–08 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 52 | 2 | ||
| 2009–10 | ||||||||||||
| Country | England | 231 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 350 | 15 | |
| Belgium | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 245 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 67 | 2 | 364 | 15 | ||
International career statistics
| Republic of Ireland national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 1 |
| 2004 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2009 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 60 | 1 |
References
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